Title 36

NRS 415A.060 “Emergency declaration” defined. “Emergency declaration” means a declaration of emergency issued by a person or entity authorized to do so pursuant to the laws of this State. (Added to NRS by 2011, 941)

NRS 415A.070 “Emergency Management Assistance Compact” defined. “Emergency Management Assistance Compact” means the interstate compact approved by Congress by Public Law 104-321, 110 Stat. 3877, and codified as NRS 415.010. (Added to NRS by 2011, 941)

NRS 415A.080 “Entity” defined. “Entity” means a person other than an individual. (Added to NRS by 2011, 941)

NRS 415A.090 “Health facility” defined. “Health facility” means an entity licensed under the laws of this or another state to provide health or veterinary services. (Added to NRS by 2011, 941)

NRS 415A.100 “Health practitioner” defined. “Health practitioner” means: 1. A provider of health care, as that term is defined in NRS 629.031; 2. Any other individual licensed to provide health care pursuant to the provisions of Title 54 of NRS; or 3. An individual licensed in th…

NRS 415A.110 “Health services” defined. “Health services” means treatment, care, advice or guidance, or other services or supplies, related to the health or death of individuals or human populations, to the extent necessary to respond to an emergency, including, without limitatio…

NRS 415A.120 “Host entity” defined. “Host entity” means an entity operating in this State which uses volunteer health practitioners to respond to an emergency. (Added to NRS by 2011, 942)

NRS 415A.130 “License” defined. “License” means authorization by a state to engage in the provision of health or veterinary services that would be unlawful to provide without the authorization. The term includes authorization under the laws of this State for an individual to prov…

NRS 415A.135 “Office” defined. “Office” means the Office of Emergency Management within the Office of the Governor. (Added to NRS by 2025, 1879)

NRS 415A.140 “Person” defined. “Person” means an individual, corporation, business trust, trust, partnership, limited-liability company, association, joint venture, public corporation, government or governmental subdivision, agency, instrumentality or any other legal or commercia…

NRS 415A.150 “Scope of practice” defined. “Scope of practice” means the extent of the authorization to provide health or veterinary services granted to a health practitioner by a license issued to the practitioner in the state in which the principal part of the practitioner’s ser…

NRS 415A.160 “State” defined. “State” means a state of the United States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin Islands or any territory or insular possession subject to the jurisdiction of the United States. (Added to NRS by 2011, 942)

NRS 415A.170 “Veterinary services” defined. “Veterinary services” means treatment, care, advice or guidance, or other services or supplies, related to the health or death of an animal or animal populations, to the extent necessary to respond to an emergency, including, without li…

NRS 415A.180 “Volunteer health practitioner” defined. “Volunteer health practitioner” means a health practitioner who provides health or veterinary services, whether or not the practitioner receives compensation for those services. The term does not include a practitioner who rec…

NRS 415A.190 Applicability. This chapter applies to: 1. Volunteer health practitioners who are registered with a registration system that complies with NRS 415A.210 and who provide health or veterinary services in this State for a host entity: (a) While an emergency declaration i…

NRS 415A.200 Regulation by Office; duty of host entity to coordinate activities and comply with laws. 1. While an emergency declaration is in effect, the Office may by order limit, restrict or otherwise regulate: (a) The duration of practice by volunteer health practitioners; (b)…

NRS 415A.210 Registration systems: Qualifications; confirmation and notice regarding registered volunteer health practitioners; host entity not required to use services of volunteer health practitioners; regulations for expedited granting of provisional registration. 1. To qualif…

NRS 415A.220 Practice during declared emergency; volunteer health practitioner not entitled to protections if licensed in more than one state and any such license is suspended, revoked or subject to limiting or restricting order or was voluntarily terminated under threat of sanct…

NRS 415A.230 Effect of chapter on credentialing and privileging standards of health facility. 1. This chapter does not affect credentialing or privileging standards of a health facility and does not preclude a health facility from waiving or modifying those standards while an eme…

NRS 415A.240 Scope of practice; administrative sanctions. 1. Subject to subsections 2 and 3, a volunteer health practitioner shall adhere to the scope of practice for a similarly licensed practitioner established by the licensing provisions, practice acts or other laws of this St…

NRS 415A.250 Effect of chapter on certain other laws; incorporation of certain volunteer health practitioners into emergency personnel of State. 1. This chapter does not limit any rights, privileges or immunities provided to volunteer health practitioners by laws other than this …

NRS 415A.260 Regulations. The Office may adopt regulations to carry out this chapter. In doing so, the Office shall consult with the Governor and consider any pertinent rules or regulations promulgated by similarly empowered agencies in other states to promote uniformity in the a…

NRS 415A.270 Immunity from liability. 1. Subject to subsection 3, a volunteer health practitioner who provides health or veterinary services pursuant to this chapter is not liable for damages for an act or omission of the practitioner in providing those services. 2. No person is …

NRS 415A.280 Benefits for death or injury. 1. A volunteer health practitioner who dies or is injured as a result of providing health or veterinary services pursuant to this chapter is deemed to be an employee as defined in NRS 616A.207 for the purposes of receiving benefits for t…

NRS 415A.290 Application and construction of chapter. In applying and construing this Uniform Act, consideration must be given to the need to promote uniformity of the law with respect to its subject matter among states that enact it. (Added to NRS by 2011, 947)